The Alembician's Beer Thread

[slapbass]

Ahh Guinness is my life blood. I like to experiment though and the latest is Black magic. Magic Hat #9 with Guinness on top. A wonderful combo. But nobody has mentioned some of the wonderful Belgians I grew up with, Delirium Tremens, Delirium Nocturnum, and Leffe. These are great beers and some of the local pubs keep them on tap.
 
I love my Ultra Classic I have a trailer for it and can carry a bass and a small rig to the shows. People look at me like I am crazy when I unload all my gear riding in on my Trike.
 
Dale

[indigo]

Recently, I've been enjoying Alaskan Oatmeal Stout.  I find it quite yummy!  My thoughts when it comes to beers is that if it looks like pee....I stay away.  :-)  Perhaps in my younger days I had too much of the standard American brews.
 
Troy

[keith_h]

Now that I can purchase them I've been drinking Trappist Ales from Belgium. So far I have liked the Chimay Red and Orval. I've also tried Duvel (not a Trappist Ale) but it was a little too carbonated and dry for me. Although I do think it would be a good replacement for Champagne with desserts or sweets.  
 
Domestically I like Left Hand Brewery's Sawtooth Ale and Flying Dog's Tire Biter Ale.
 
Keith

[joram]

In this time of year I enjoy drinking good German or Belgian white: Erdinger, Weihestephaner, Celis (Okay, that comes from Austin, TX nowadays, but it still is Belgian to me), Watou (which is very rare, even in Holland), Blanche de Namur (same problem). Also Belgian beers with a particular refreshing fruitiness: Duchesse de Bourgoigne (Verhaeghe brewery), Liefmans Goudenband. Most of the time I just drink Lager, though, Dutch as well as foreign (if I get the chance Jever and Pilzner Urquell).

[kmh364]

I'm with Dale (Slapbass): if it looks like pi**, then I make it a miss, LOL!  
 
One exception: Polaner extra heifeweizen (weissebrau = wheat beer)...on tap at the Deutscher Club in Clark, NJ...it has the consistency of Guiness, but a color only a urologist could appreciate, LOL! Nice taste that sticks to your ribs. Prost!
 
If in downtown Princeton, NJ, there's a nice brew pub restaurant that has burgers and gourmet food, and all kinds of homemade brews (you can get a sampler of everything they've got)...good people watching too, LOL! It's called Triumph Brewery...enjoy!
 
John: No problem. Good attitude...that will serve you well if you plan on riding and staying healthy for the rest of your life. I recommend an ERC per year to stay shiny-side up, and if you join a club or owners group, you may be able to get the course covered via rebate or other incentive (Kawi must have an owners group...KLR Riders?) Honda (Honda Riders Club Of America) covers the whole boat, and HOG covers 3/4 of the cost each year. You can also take the BRC to get your M/C license, and you will get the 10% ins. co. reduction as well (but not the points redux). Better to learn the right way to ride from the very start and, more importantly, UNLEARN all the bad stuff you may have learned and/or developed over the years! Also try Competition Accessories in Ohio for good OEM parts prices and accessories as well.

[trekster]

I wish I could post as to favorite beer, but I can't drink beer anymore!  Had Gastric Bypass surgery in June, and have dropped 75lbs so far.  Not a bad tradeoff.
 
--J

[bigredbass]

John, as I've been researching KLRs on the web, I ran across www.multisurfacemotorcycling.com, a tremendous resource for KLRs and Suzi DRs as well.
 
J o e y

[811952]

Jeff,
That sounds like a decent tradeoff to me.  Best of luck!
 
Joey,
Thanks for the link.  Looks good.  Exactly what I want to be into.
 
Kevin,
I *hate* pain (except for the spicy food kind).  
 
John

[David Houck]

As an aside to a post a little further up in this thread, I personally do not think it is a good idea to put a point body Alembic in a gig bag.

[mpisanek]

Beer!  What life is all about.  
 
I used to think beer in the US was good.  Boy was I wrong!!!  You haven't tried beer until you have had some of the Belgium brews.  They run about 9.5% by volume.  Do the math.  19 proof!!!  Great flavours as well; strawberry, raspberry, etc.  Malt liquers are even higher in alcohol content!
 
Guinness is brewed for the market.  The Guinness is the best in the world in Dublin.  It is terrible here in the UK and is even worse in the states.  My last great night in Dublin on Guinness involved 14 pints!
 
One of the best places for beer is Munich during the Oktoberfest.  (not in October).  
 
I love beer!

[gbarchus]

Shiner Bock and my Ducati Monster, not at the same time, of course.

[811952]

Gale,
 
Sweet.  The Ducati is a gorgeous bike.  I'll have to try the Shiner Bock though..
 
My home-town brew is Champagne Velvet, and they make a nice Bock.  The other evening I tried a London Porter and really liked it as well.  I guess I'm just a sucker for dark beer..
 
I like my beer like I like my women:  hot, dark and bitter...
 
John

[yggdrasil]

I think Celis is no longer brewed in Austin - he sold his company to a big brewer, then regained control and has it brewed for him in Michigan.
 
As for my favourites: Rochefort 8 & 10;Liefman Goudenband; Schneider Hefeweizen und Schneider Aventinus;Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier;Oud Beersel Lambic - quaffed on premises(but I fear the original may be gone now, if I what I read in a petition from the Drei Fonteinen restaurant has come to pass.)
 
Frank

[palembic]

Hi Frank!
How are you? Coming to Europe one of these years again? Chi is still playing well and by some of the audiences considered as the best bass for the blues.
Huhuhuhu ....let's hi-jack this thread agian.  
Fellow beer-drinkers all over the world.  
Put the volume of your computer-speakers full throttle!  
Click this:  
http://www.bigad.com.au/  
then click yes in the dialogue box, than click high depending on your internet connection speed.  
And ...just enjoy!  
I think Aussie original??  
But really good!  
 
 
Paul TOBO  
 
Hmmm ..i didn't taste it. Duvel is my all time favorite.
Though ...those Rocheforts ...mmmmm

[trekster]

Ugh..decided to try one beer this past weekend, just to see.  Finished about half of it and thought I was gonna die from the carbonation expanding my itty-bitty stomach!
 
But at least the weight loss is up past 100 lbs.  Still a good tradeoff.
 
--T